A
Ooh, this is a story 'bout Mary and Joe
ED
Two young lovers from long ago
A
Just a small-town romance that you might know
EDA
Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
A rumor got started, or so they say
ED
That Joe got Mary in a family way
A
Neighbors started talkin', the word got around
EDA
Joe said, "Mary, gotta blow this town"
[Chorus]
D
Oh, Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
In a beat up Buick on the open road
A
Chuck Berry playin' on the radio
EDA
Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
[Verse 2]
A
Joe said, "Mary, just a few more miles
ED
You can make it, baby, just gimme a smile
A
I can see Bethlehem up ahead
EDA
They got a buffet breakfast and a motel bed"
[Chorus]
D
Yeah, Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
Lookin' for a place where they can go
A
The heater went out, it was twenty below
ED
Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
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[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
A
Well, they're all filled up at the Motel 6
ED
Joe said, "Man, we're in a hell of a fix
A
But don't you worry, baby, it'll be alright
EDA
There's angels up in heaven lookin' down tonight"
A
That's right
[Chorus]
D
Oh, Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
And a pretty little baby in swaddlin' clothes
A
Star in the east cast a heavenly glow
EDA
Over Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
[Outro]
A
Yeah, wouldn't be long before the world would know
EDA
About Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe
A
Oh, yeah
A
Joe and Mary
AD
Joe and Mary
DA
Joe and Mary
A
Joe and Mary
EA
Oh, Mary and Joe
A
Joe and Mary
AD
Joe and Mary
DA
Joe and Mary
A
Joe and Mary
EA
Oh, Mary and Joe
EA
It wouldn't be long before the world would know